Clay pot

This clay pot has been dated to the Corded Ware culture circa 2800–2300 BCE. The pot is otherwise smooth, but it is decorated at the top with cord-like impressions typical of Corded Ware pottery. There is also a round radial pattern on the bottom. The largest diameter of the pot is approximately 11.9 cm and its height is 9.4 cm. There are thin cracks in its sides. The Corded Ware pot was found in Kårböle, Helsinki, in 1939. A local worker had found the object while driving sand from a sandpit and had brought it to the National Museum. The pot probably originates from a grave, of which there are several in the area at a depth of about half a metre.

The object has been 3D modelled.

KM 10981:1

Photo: Matti Kilponen